Woman&#39;s garment supporter



Nov. 23 1926.

D. BEHNKE WOMAN S GARMENT SUPPORTER Filed Jan. 28, 1925 iii Patented Nov. 23, 1926. I

UNITED STATES DAGMAR BEHNKE, 0F OAK GROVE, OREGON.

WOMANS GARMENT SUPPORTER.

Application filed January This invention relates to improvements in womens wearing apparel; and has for its primary object to provide a simple, serviceable and detachable device for supporting garments from the shoulders from a single band passing thereover.

Womens garment-s worn upon the upper body are now commonly each provided with permanently fastened straps or ribbons which are designed to extend over the shoulders for support. As many as three pairs of such bands are now used or required to support the garments as each article of clothing so worn is provided with its individual supporting bands.

Such multiplicity of supporters is considered undesirable, inconvenient to the user, and oftentimes detracts from a becoming ap pearance in dress as the straps may be of unmatched colors, are often of unequal lengths, and frequently do not fit with suflicicnt exactness to prevent them from, or at least'the looser ones from falling over the shoulders upon the arms of the wearer.

It is the further object of the present in vention to supply a single strap upon each shoulder having provision of means to attach thereto at each end a suflicient number of garments at suitable and adjusted elevations so that all of the wearing apparel supported at the shoulders beneath the outer dress will be held in their respective desired positions at all times.

Other objects and advantages and objects relating to details of arrangement and construction will be readily apparent in the course of the detailed description to follow.

The accompanying drawings illustrate by way of example one form of my invention, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a partial view in side elevation of the same.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view, partly in side elevation and partly in section. of a portion of my improved supporter illustrating the method of attaching the garments to it.

Fig. 4 is a pictorial view illustrating how the supporter is worn.

Referring to said Views, the reference numeral 1 indicates a ribbon or strap adapted to extend across the shoulder of the wearer. Said strap is desirably of silk or other fabric and is not elastic. One such strap is provided for each shoulder and they 28, 1925. Serial No. 5,220.

are preferably of color and texture to suit the taste of the wearer and conform to her other garments.

At each end of the strap two tabs. indicated by the numerals 2 and 3, respectively, are formed or provided, preferably of the same material. If desired and as illustrated said tabs may be made integral with the strap at each end in the following manner. The end of the strap is folded back upon itself to form a loop comprising the tab 2. The portion 4 which is folded back is folded forwardly again about two inches above said loop and extends downwardly in the tab 3 somewhat longer in length than the tab In the upper fold 5 an elastic tape 6 is inserted and said fold is sewed to the strap with the tabs and tape extending in a straight line with the strap. The upper end of the tape 6 is thus firmly united at said seam between said tabs and extends downwardly to about the length of the tab 3 or a little longer.

If desired the tab 3 may be a separate piece of material in which case the strap will terminate at each end in the tabs 2.

Securing devices to attach the garments thereto are provided at the lower ends of each tab and to the tapes. Hook-and-eye devices, snap-fasteners, or pins may be employed for this purpose. In the illustrated examples I have shown the outer tab 2 and the lower tab 3 provided with hooks 7 sewed thereto while complementary eyes- 8 are sewed to the upper edges of the respective garments to be supported thereby. In the case of the under tab 3 this would probably be the innermost garment or under-vest 9. The outer tab 2 is designed to be attached by said securing devices to a camisole or combination suit.

The tape 6 is shown as provided with a loop 10 at its lower end in which a clasp-pin 11 is secured by its bar 12. Said tape is designed to be secured by the pin 11 to the corset. corselet or brassiere 13 which, being usually of heavier fabric than the other undergarments may be well secured by a pin, and will not need to be removed therefrom so frequently.

In practice, the straps of my invention are secured to the brassiere. or other similar garment. by attaching at front and back at each side the elastic tape 6 by means of the pins 11 or other securing device. This is usually worn over the undervest 9 and when put on the hooks 7 of the tabs 3 are fastened to the eyes'S of the undervest. When the camisole 14 is donned the outer tabs 2 are secured in similar fashion thereto by the respective hooks and eyes.

The elastic tape 6 is desirably longer than the two tabs 2 and 3, as customarily the gar ment it is to be connected to is not worn so high as the other garments and is more firmly fitted to the body. Said tape being extensible places the strap under tension from each side and ensures that it will be fitted snugly over the shoulders. The inner tabs 3 will thus retain the undervest somewhat higher than the brassire and the outer tabs 2 will secure the outermost garment which is more or less exposed to view higher than either of the. other tWo holding portions to cover the upper edges of all clothing thereunder. Thus each article of apparel is held and maintained in its suitable relation to provide comfort and a neat appearance to the wearer.

The eyes 8 of the undervest and camisole are preferably sewed upon the under side and at a sufficient distance below the upper edges thereof so that they or the hooks 7 upon the tabs are not seen when worn, and particularly so as the tabs and tape at each end of the straps to which the garments are attached lie in a line with the straps 1 and therefore only the outer one appears to View.

Having described my invention, what I claim as my invention is:

1. A womens shoulder arment supporter, comprising a strap a apted to extend across t e shoulder, the ends of said strap bein folded to form a air of tabs, an elastic tape secured in the old between said tabs at each end of the strap, and means to attach said tabs and said tapes to undergarments.

2. A womens shoulder arment supporter, comprising a strap a apted to extend across the shoulder, and terminating at each end in a plurality of tabs, an elastic tape secured to each end of said strap, said tabs and said tapes extending in the line of said strap, the outermost of said tabs being exterior to said tapes, respectively, and of shorter length than the respective tapes or undermost tab, and means to attach said tabs and said tapes to undergarments.

3. A womens shoulder garment supporter, comprising a strap adapted to extend across the shoulder, the ends of said strap being each formed into a pair of tabs, the outermost tab being of shorter length, an elastic tape secured in the same line with said tabs and strap and secured between said tabs, said tape being of longer length than either of said tabs, and means to attach said tabs and said tapes to undergarments.

In testimony that theabove specification is a true description of my invention, I have signed the same this 22nd day of January, 1925, at Portland, Oregon.

DAGMAR BEHNKE. 

